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Specifying IDs
By default, IDs are created automatically (based on the same rules that are applied by the business modeler). You can specify IDs in a ItemID column in the Microsoft Excel sheet that are assigned to the objects during import. If you specify an ID that already exists in the database, it is updated using the information from the Excel sheet.
Optionally, you can specify the item revision using an ItemRev column.
| Header1 | Item | Item | Description | ItemID | ItemRev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Header2 | Item | Item | |||
| Header3 | Item | Item | |||
| Title | Name | Name | Desc | ID | Revision |
| Assy | Assembly | PAR_as-00 | A | ||
| Comp10 | CheckBox | PAR_cn-10 | A | ||
| Comp20 | RadioButton | PAR_cn-20 | 001 | ||
| Comp30 | ListBox | PAR_cn-30 | |||
| Comp40 | StaticImage | PAR_cn-40 | B | ||
| Comp50 | MenuItem | PAR_cn-50 | 002 | ||
| Comp60 | DropDownList | PAR_cn-60 | A | ||
| Comp70 | Spacer | PAR_cn-70 |
Note
You can also use the ID column to automatically generate IDs and store them in a text file for future reference.
For more information, see Linking multiple structures—overview.
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.mse/ex_imp_spec_ids · retrieved 2026-07-11